number please \n - audley walsh method (spectator remembers bottom card, moves that many cards from top to bottom and reads off some cards)
- al baker method (above method disguised by using a cut and half the deck) \n al baker \n audley walsh \n die gedachte karte \n dr. lazlo rothbart \n variations for "number please" \n ted heuber \n william h. mccaffrey
1937
encyclopedia of card tricks
Al Baker, Audley Walsh
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Number Please
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Variations
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1937
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Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
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325
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coloroto \n four-of-a-kind changes front and back with partial rough-smooth \n dr. lazlo rothbart \n coloroto \n dr. lazlo rothbart
1939
the jinx
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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Coloroto
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Also published here
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1939
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The Jinx
(Issue 71)
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481
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thought transmission \n flash light code \n dr. lazlo rothbart \n moonlight madness \n james g. thompson jr. \n improved light communicator \n tony corinda
1939
chap's scrapbook
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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Thought Transmission
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Related to
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1939
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Chap's Scrapbook
(Vol. 1 No. 11)
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2
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sugar lumps \n on of three sugar cubes disappears \n dr. lazlo rothbart
1939
chap's scrapbook
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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Sugar Lumps
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1939
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Chap's Scrapbook
(Vol. 2 No. 2)
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4
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x marks the spot \n monte with three blank chips, one has x on one side \n dr. lazlo rothbart
1939
chap's scrapbook
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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X Marks the Spot
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1939
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Chap's Scrapbook
(Vol. 2 No. 4)
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3
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unter magischem zwange \n two piles with different amount of matches, selected one is predicted \n paul scheldon \n der prophet \n dr. lazlo rothbart
1939
hokus pokus
Paul Scheldon
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Unter Magischem Zwange
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Related to
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1939
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Hokus Pokus
(Vol. 1 No. 2)
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3
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thoughts o.k. \n prepared (double indices) and ungaffed method for princess card trick \n stanley collins \n dr. lazlo rothbart
1940
the jinx
Stanley Collins, Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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Thoughts O.K.
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1940
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The Jinx
(Issue 86)
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547
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surprise sponge climax \n three sponges two in spectator's hand, when spectator opens his hand, several small ones appear \n dr. lazlo rothbart \n sponge ball routine \n dr. stanley jaks
1940
chap's scrapbook
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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Surprise Sponge Climax
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Related to
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1940
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Chap's Scrapbook
(Vol. 2 No. 7)
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2
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beats the band! \n handling for jumping rubber band \n dr. lazlo rothbart
1940
chap's scrapbook
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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Beats the Band!
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1940
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Chap's Scrapbook
(Vol. 2 No. 8)
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3
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the spectre slate \n chosen object is divined, with slate, hard and soft chalk \n dr. lazlo rothbart
1940
chap's scrapbook
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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The Spectre Slate
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1940
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Chap's Scrapbook
(Vol. 2 No. 11)
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4
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moonlight madness \n thorough discussion of his and julia thompson's two-person code act, involving flash light for coding, esp coding, see also p. 348 of pallbearers review for credit claim \n james g. thompson jr. \n improved light communicator \n tony corinda \n thought transmission \n dr. lazlo rothbart \n moonlight madness \n james g. thompson jr.
1941
the jinx
James G. Thompson Jr.
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Moonlight Madness
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Related toAlso published here
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1941
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The Jinx
(Issue 135)
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769
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die gedachte karte \n card selected and placed on top of the deck, value of selection is used to add cards on top \n dr. lazlo rothbart \n number please \n al baker \n audley walsh
1941
hokus pokus
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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Die Gedachte Karte
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Inspired by
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July 1941
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Hokus Pokus
(Vol. 3 No. 7)
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7
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ihre chance \n selection is found at position of number made by removed matches from matchbox \n dr. lazlo rothbart
1941
la baguette magique
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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Ihre Chance
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June 1941
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La Baguette Magique
(Issue 6)
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4
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der mysteriosen perlen ching lung soo's \n four pearl are placed inside nose, ear and eye and all end up in mouth \n dr. lazlo rothbart
1942
hokus pokus
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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Der Mysteriosen Perlen Ching Lung Soo's
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Feb. 1942
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Hokus Pokus
(Vol. 4 No. 2)
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2
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impossible! \n si stebbins is used but any stack possible \n dr. lazlo rothbart
1942
hokus pokus
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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Impossible!
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Aug. 1942
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Hokus Pokus
(Vol. 4 No. 8)
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3
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forcer \n handling for classic force, followed by french translation "une bonne methode de forcer la carte" \n dr. lazlo rothbart
1943
hokus pokus
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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Forcer
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1943
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Hokus Pokus
(Vol. 5 No. 1)
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10
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stop \n spectator and performer each deal half the deck, performer stops to locate selection, followed by french translation \n dr. lazlo rothbart
1943
hokus pokus
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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Stop
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1943
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Hokus Pokus
(Vol. 5 No. 2)
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4
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kartenclairvoyance \n divination of playing card \n dr. lazlo rothbart
1944
hokus pokus
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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Kartenclairvoyance
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1944
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Hokus Pokus
(Vol. 6 No. 1)
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10
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der prophet \n two piles with different amount of matches, selected one is predicted \n dr. lazlo rothbart \n unter magischem zwange \n paul scheldon
1944
hokus pokus
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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Der Prophet
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Related to
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1944
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Hokus Pokus
(Vol. 6 No. 2)
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9
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r. & s. giant monte \n odd-backed queen cannot be followed, changes in joker as kicker, partial rough-smooth \n tan hock chuan \n coloroto \n dr. lazlo rothbart
1948
rough & smooth possibilities
Tan Hock Chuan
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R. & S. Giant Monte
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Inspired by
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1948
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Rough & Smooth Possibilities
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1
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sponge ball routine \n three sponges two in spectator's hand, third vanishes and when spectator opens his hand, fifty small ones appear \n dr. stanley jaks \n surprise sponge climax \n dr. lazlo rothbart \n die schaumgummibälle \n dr. stanley jaks \n multiball \n dr. stanley jaks
1951
who is this dr. jaks?
Dr. Stanley Jaks
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Sponge Ball Routine
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Related toAlso published here
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1951
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Who is this Dr. Jaks?
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4
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improved light communicator \n based on the thompson method \n tony corinda \n moonlight madness \n james g. thompson jr. \n hans th. hiebber's "auch eine gedankenübertragung" in "magie", 1948. vol. 1, p.7. \n thought transmission \n dr. lazlo rothbart
1959
two person telepathy
Tony Corinda
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Improved Light Communicator
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Related to
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1959
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Two Person Telepathy
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252
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dr. rotbart's kartenmysterum \n four piles, 4 cards are selected, then deck is shuffled and dealt again into four piles, top cards match selections, duplicates \n dr. lazlo rothbart \n edwin leist-bernini
1961
hokus pokus
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart, Edwin Leist-Bernini
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Dr. Rotbart's Kartenmysterum
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1961
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Hokus Pokus
(Vol. 22 No. 5)
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103
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die asse \n \n rolf andra \n dr. lazlo rothbart
1968
hokus pokus
Rolf Andra, Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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Die Asse
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1968
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Hokus Pokus
(Vol. 29 No. 6)
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116
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coloroto \n four-of-a-kind changes front and back with partial rough-smooth, see also p. 89 for comment by john crimmins \n dr. lazlo rothbart \n coloroto \n dr. lazlo rothbart
1983
a history of the brainwave principle
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart
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Coloroto
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Also published here
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1983
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A History of the Brainwave Principle
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74
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